Planetary hours
in Basrah.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:33
- 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:29
- 8♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:13
- 2☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:25
- 5☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:41
- 9☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.